Dwig
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I was wondering if anyone could tell me how to get effects like on these pics ...
To actually get this effect you have to fog color negative film through the base (back). The color tint is the result of reasonably white light passing through the film base and anti-halation layer and then through the various layers and filters that comprise the emulsion in the wrong (reversed) order. Its commonly the result of a poorly fitting camera back or poor film transport in a roll film camera that winds the film too loosely (hence the comment to use a Holga that's been dropped).
Faking it in Photoshop would be possible, but might be rather difficult to do faithfully. I've never tried (I wouldn't want to) but you might start by creating a layer above the image flooded with the characteristic red/orange color, adding a layer mask to control where it appears and to get the proper shape and edge feathering, and then adjust the layer's transparency to let the right amount of the image below it to show through. You might also need to add additional Adjustment layers, with a copy of the same layer mask, to alter the contrast and/or saturation of the underlying image where the "fogging" exists.